An investigative report from the House Committee on Homeland Security finds that the American National Red Cross (Red Cross) emergency disaster relief efforts over the past several years have not provided effective and necessary critical emergency relief services after large-scale natural disasters and other emergencies.

Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) says, "The Red Cross has pulled the wool over our eyes. Despite its reputation for being a reliable and trusted organization, a closer look at its performance in disaster relief reveals an inefficient group hampered by mismanagement and bureaucracy

Federal officials practiced what they would do if there were a flu pandemic. About 20 Cabinet secretaries and government officials were part of the four-hour test. Their conclusion is that local communities are going to have to step up to help save lives and contain the economic damage. They also said more vaccines and medications have to be made.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Treasury Secretary John Snow, Federal Reserve Chairman-designate Ben Bernanke, who is currently head of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, and more than a dozen cabinet officers and military generals participated in today's exercise, which focused on the federal government's response to a potential outbreak

Federal officials practiced what they would do if there were a flu pandemic. About 20 Cabinet secretaries and government officials were part of the four-hour test. Their conclusion is that local communities are going to have to step up to help save lives and contain the economic damage. They also said more vaccines and medications have to be made.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Treasury Secretary John Snow, Federal Reserve Chairman-designate Ben Bernanke, who is currently head of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, and more than a dozen cabinet officers and military generals participated in today's exercise, which focused on the federal government's response to a potential outbreak

Swedish Think Tank, Eudoxa, is calling for the elimination of tariffs on AIDS medicines.

The group asserts, "The policies of imposing taxes and tariffs on medicines and medical devices by governments in the developing world are reprehensible, often creating insurmountable barriers for people living with HIV/AIDS

Diabetes is known as a costly disease because of high medical expenses and lost wages, which a recent study claims is infecting the local economy.

Numerous studies have analyzed the direct and indirect costs of diabetes at the national level. A study conducted by several universities in Texas investigated for the first time the financial impact of diabetes upon local communities. The study concludes that for every $1 of lost income due to diabetes, another 36 cents is lost in reduced local spending